Making history with K-POP,KGMA
The Korea GrandMusic Awards,
to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Ilgan Sports,
is a newly introduced popular music awards ceremony in 2024
called the Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA).
To present a new paradigm in the Korean popular music scene,
it will be a stage where various categories of K-POP,
which received great love from domestic and international fans over the past year, will be awarded.
KGMA will be a stage that stands out from any other awards ceremony
by sharing the stories of the brightest K-POP stars with their fans.
Ilgan Sports, which established the most prestigious and historic popular music awards in Korean music history,
the Korea Visual and Record Awards (currently the Golden Disc Awards), in 1986
and operated it for 34 years until 2020,
has contributed to the foundation of creative Korean popular music,
the discovery of new talents, and the growth of the album and music industry.
Now, with the newly introduced '1ST KGMA' by Ilgan Sports,
it will go beyond prestige and tradition, spreading K-culture and content worldwide
and creating a space where people around the world can join in the excitement.
Undoubtedly, KGMA, featuring the best K-POP stars, will be
the one and only global K-POP content that will shine in 2024.
to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Ilgan Sports,
is a newly introduced popular music awards ceremony in 2024
called the Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA).
To present a new paradigm in the Korean popular music scene,
it will be a stage where various categories of K-POP,
which received great love from domestic and international fans over the past year, will be awarded.
KGMA will be a stage that stands out from any other awards ceremony
by sharing the stories of the brightest K-POP stars with their fans.
Ilgan Sports, which established the most prestigious and historic popular music awards in Korean music history, the Korea Visual and Record Awards (currently the Golden Disc Awards), in 1986 and operated it for 34 years until 2020,
has contributed to the foundation of creative Korean popular music, the discovery of new talents, and the growth of the album and music industry.
Now, with the newly introduced '1ST KGMA' by Ilgan Sports,
it will go beyond prestige and tradition, spreading K-culture and content worldwide and creating a space where people around the world can join in the excitement.
Undoubtedly, KGMA, featuring the best K-POP stars, will be the one and only global K-POP content that will shine in 2024.
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HistoryIlgan Sports
55th Anniversary -
Tradition36 Years of Tradition
at the Golden Disc -
FairnessFair Judging
and Authority -
ValueReinterpretation
of K-Culture -
DisseminationKpop
Hub
Established in 1986, Ilgan Sports has played a crucial role in laying the foundation for the creation of popular music in our country, discovering new talents, and contributing to the growth of the record and music industry. For over 36 years, Ilgan Sports has been a driving force behind the Hallyu wave and continues to strive to shape today's Kpop.
Ilgan Sports is preparing the 'KGMA' to open a new future through K-Culture.
The awards ceremony will be designed to honor the stars who play a vital role in promoting fairness, popularity, and the dissemination of K-Culture.
This unique awards ceremony selects winners by comprehensively evaluating the fair judging of a panel of top experts in each field, as well as digital music and album sales and fan popularity through mobile voting. It aims to contribute to fairness, popularity, and the spread of Hallyu culture by categorizing all Kpop Stars into various segments, thereby satisfying not only musical expertise but also the popularity reflected by fandom.
KGMA is set to become an awards ceremony that all Kpop fans, both domestically and internationally, eagerly anticipate and actively participate in, growing together with all fans who love K culture and Kpop
KGMA 2024 Emblem
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By applying the gold color, which symbolizes achievement and sanctity, we emphasize that being nominated for KGMA, distinguished by its fair judging, is an authoritative awards ceremony that allows artists to take pride in their recognition. With a new concept in mind for the K-POP awards ceremony, we have decided on the brand name "KGMA" for the event.
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The name "2024 KGMA" is prominently displayed in bold for intuitive recognition. It encompasses all music genres and symbolically represents well-known figures with the STAR icon (star) and music with the speaker, expressed in bold lines for a simple yet unified appearance. Mysterious colors are used to create a youthful and vibrant feel.
Explore the past, present, and future of K-POP on KGMA
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